Introduction
NOTE: The data and findings below are drafts subject to change and
some pieces are still in the QA process.
RACE COUNTS provides a 3D view of racial equity:
OUTCOME: How
well people are doing. The higher the circle, the better the outcome.
DISPARITY: How racial groups compare to one another. The further
right the circle, the greater the differences by race.
IMPACT: The
total population. The bigger the circle, the larger the population.
Purple counties: Gains at Risk;
Orange counties: Prosperity for
the Few;
Yellow counties:
Struggling to Prosper;
Red counties:
Stuck and Unequal.
Race/Ethnicity Notes
1) “Other” race includes those who identify with a race outside
of the specifically named categories, such as Asian, White, etc.
2)
Race labels for bar charts: The “nh_” prefix signifies that a group is
non-Latinx (excludes Latinx).
3) The “twoormor” group represents
those who identify as Two or More Races.
Indicators
Safety and Justice Index - UPDATED
- Four out of six Southern California counties have better than
average outcomes, though disparity varies. This is one issue where LA
County, usually in the Yellow Quadrant (Better Disparity, Worse
Outcomes), is in the Red Quadrant (Worse Disparity, Worse
Outcomes).
- All Bay Area counties have better than average outcomes, though
disparity varies. San Francisco has the third worst disparities in the
state, while Marin has the best outcomes. Contra Costa has the 4th best
outcomes, but the 9th worst disparities.
Incarceration - NOT UPDATED
Scatterplot
- Los Angeles ranks among the counties with the most racial disparity
(rank of 2) but has a better outcome - lower overall incarceration rate
- (rank of 11).
- Contra Costa is by far the most disparate county on this measure due
to very high AIAN and Black incarceration rates.
State Barchart
- Black Californians are 23.1x more likely to be incarcerated than the
group with the lowest incarceration rate statewide. They are 2.6x more
likely to be incarcerated than even the group with the next highest rate
(non-Latinx AIAN) indicating the extreme racial disparity facing this
group.
Use of Force - UPDATED
Scatterplot
- The 10 most disparate counties are all found in the Northern Sierra
and San Joaquin Valley regions.
- Los Angeles is in the Purple Quadrant (Lower Disparity, Better
Outcome). However, law enforcement officers there are still 6x more
likely to use force against Black residents than White residents,
illustrating that even lower than average disparities can still be
large.
State Barchart
- Black Californians are 20x more likely, and Pacific Islander
Californians 16x more likely, to be subject to Law Enforcement Use of
Force than the group with the lowest rate.
Officer-Initiated Stops - UPDATED
Scatterplot
- San Francisco has the third worst racial disparities on this measure
while also having the best outcome (lowest overall stop rate). The high
disparity is caused by high stop rates for Black and Pacific Islander
residents.
- All Southern California counties have better than average outcomes,
except for Imperial.
State Barchart
- Law enforcement officers stop Black Californians 2.2x more often
than the average resident.
- Law enforcement officers stop Pacific Islander Californians 1.7x
times more than the average Californian.
Perception of Safety - UPDATED
Scatterplot
- Marin is the second most disparate on this measure, while also
having the second best outcomes. Only 52% of Pacific Islander residents
report feeling safe in their neighborhood, compared to 90% of Latinx and
99% of White residents.
- All San Joaquin Valley counties have worse (lower) than average
perception of safety rates. The majority also have better (lower)
disparity on this measure.
State Barchart
- More than 4 out of 5 Californians reported feeling safe in their
neighborhood all or most of the time.
- Non-Hispanic Whites, SWANA, and those of Two or More Races
(non-Latinx) residents are the only groups who report feeling safer than
the state average.
Arrests for Status Offenses -
UPDATED
Scatterplot
- All Bay Area counties have better than average outcomes, and lower
than average disparity on this measure (except SF which does not have
disparity data).
- Nevada County is ranked the most disparate by far because it has few
Black youth residents, but a high number of Black youth arrested for
status offenses.
State Barchart
- Black youth face by far the most racial disparity on this measure.
They are 2.6x more likely to be arrested for status offenses than White
youth.
County Barchart
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